I Will Become the Queen of the Enemy Country

‘That woman is the real power here.’

Until she decided to come here, Melanie hated Elise.

She thought Elise was the main culprit who ruined her life.

But after meeting her and seeing Karan, her thoughts changed.

‘I need to stick with this woman to survive.’

Melanie subtly moved her feet and sat next to Elise.

Elise opened her eyes at the warmth she felt from her side.

She looked at Melanie, clicked her tongue, and then looked at Karan, who was still standing.

He seemed to be very shocked.

‘What on earth is he shocked about? If anyone should be shocked, it should be me!’

Feeling resentful, Elise spoke curtly to Karan.

“Sit down, Your Highness.”

Karan silently sat across from Elise. He didn’t even glance at Melanie and only looked at Elise.

His gaze was like a puppy that had been picked up in childhood looking at its owner. A gaze that seemed to crave blind affection.

‘What am I thinking? Why would His Highness look at me… Besides, His Highness has another woman and a child…’

A headache came on. Elise touched her forehead.

“Are you in pain, Elise?”

Karan shifted in his seat.

“No. I’m just a bit confused, Your Highness.”

Elise shook her head vigorously, trying to clear her mind. At Elise’s cold attitude, Karan let out a grunt.

“Your Highness, it seems that Miss Melanie Odilon is pregnant.”

Karan had no choice but to look away from Elise.

Why is she telling me this?

Elise sighed at Karan’s bewildered expression.

“It’s your child, Your Highness.”

Boom.

It was as if thunder had struck somewhere.

Although it wasn’t real, that’s how Melanie felt.

Karan glared at her as if he wanted to kill her. Just his gaze felt like a knife in her throat, and Melanie touched her neck.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Elise.”

Is Karan lying?

Or did Melanie not tell Karan?

Elise continued the conversation while thinking incessantly.

“It’s exactly as I said. Melanie is pregnant with your child. Your child is in her womb…”

“Nonsense.”

Karan cut off Elise’s words as if he couldn’t bear to hear more. Karan quickly added.

“I didn’t mean to be rude to you, Elise.”

He bowed his head as if apologizing to Elise.

“Elise, Melanie’s child is not mine.”

“It’s a lie!”

Melanie clung to Elise’s arm. Karan’s gaze became even more fierce. Melanie half hid her face in Elise’s back as her cheek stung.

“Your Highness, there is a child.”

Elise stretched out her arm to protect Melanie.

“The child is not mine, Elise.”

Karan spoke in a firm and strong tone.

“Right ……huh.”

Melanie, who was about to make another false claim, stopped breathing and shed tears as Karan glared at her.

At the sound of her choking sobs, Elise looked at Melanie sternly.

She didn’t like her, but she had to calm her down for the sake of the child.

Elise rang the bell.

Regina, who came in right away, was tense at the fierce atmosphere in the room.

“Could you escort this lady to my bedroom, Regina?”

Before Regina could answer, Melanie quickly stood by her side.

“Elise, believe me. The child in my womb is His Highness’s…”

“Enough. I’ve heard enough of your story. Shouldn’t I also hear His Highness’s side?”

Elise was tired of tolerating Melanie, who had been consistently rude from the moment she entered. Elise’s voice inevitably rose.

Melanie answered in a deflated manner.

“His Highness will lie. Elise, all men are like that. They act in their own favor…”

“His Highness.”

Elise cut off the conversation once. If she hadn’t, she felt like she would have yelled at Melanie.

It’s not right to get angry at a pregnant woman.

“His Highness is not that kind of person, Melanie. Regina.”

Elise gestured towards Regina. Regina quickly understood that she was to take Melanie away immediately.

As Melanie left her seat with Regina’s guidance, she kept glancing at Elise and Karan.

The door closed and finally, only Karan and Elise were left. Neither Karan nor Elise rashly opened their mouths.

Karan tried to calm himself down, mulling over what Elise had said to Melanie.

‘Elise believe me.’

Despite the shocking words, the composed Elise was an impressive woman.

“Your Highness.”

“Speak, Elise.”

What should she say?

Elise opened her mouth and hesitated.

Should she ask if the child is yours? But he already denied it.

Elise wanted to believe Karan, no, she wished to believe him.

However, Melanie was pregnant, and it was difficult to simply ignore her claim.

“Please be honest with me.”

“Of course. I’m always honest with you.”

There were things he didn’t say, but he had never told a lie. Probably.

Elise fixed her gaze on Karan’s face and asked.

“Melanie is pregnant. Is the child yours?”

“No.”

Karan answered immediately after Elise’s question.

“Then… have you spent a night with Melanie?”

“I swear. You are the only woman I’ve ever spent a night with.”

Elise was greatly surprised. Karan was a virgin…

“You can believe me.”

When Elise didn’t respond, Karan, feeling anxious, said.

“It’s true that Tetris people are open-minded about sex. They have sexual relations at a younger age compared to other countries. But believe me, Elise. You are my first.”

His steady voice and serious gaze inspired trust.

Yet, the reason Elise couldn’t easily trust him was…

‘Incredible… It’s hard to believe it’s his first time.’

Because the nights she spent with him were enchanting.

“Elise?”

Seeing Elise’s cheeks slowly turning red, Karan quickly spoke up. He thought Elise was getting angry.

“I’m sorry, Your Highness. Just a moment… No. You’re sure that the child is not yours, right?”

Karan nodded his head.

“I trust you, Your Highness.”

For the first time, Karan’s face brightened. The reason she trusted him was not simply because of his words. She trusted the actions he had shown her so far.

He was a person with a strong sense of responsibility. He always held the front line on the battlefield, protecting his subordinates, and he even stood guard for Elise, giving up sleep.

There was no way he would treat a woman who bore his child so coldly.

If Melanie’s pregnancy was true – Elise already believed it was true – then the child must be someone else’s.

“But still.”

Elise envisioned the future this situation would create. No matter how hard she tried to think positively, it was all dark.

“There will be people who’ll believe Melanie’s words. I don’t know much about Tetris’s situation, but her demands don’t seem excessive.”

All she wanted, even after having a child, was to be a mere concubine.

“But Elise, I can’t take responsibility for Melanie. And it’s not hard to make people believe.”

“How so?”

“I can’t have a child.”

“Excuse me?”

Karan brushed his face with a dry hand.

“I didn’t intend to tell you this… but it’s true. I can’t have a child. You already know about my physical condition, don’t you, Elise?”

“I, Your Highness…”

A prince who can’t have a child in a royal family where succession is important. Elise couldn’t even dare to imagine the desolation he must be feeling.

“I think it’s probably similar to not being able to use mana.”

“Your Highness…Are, are you sure?”

It was the most shocking thing she had heard today. Elise clenched the hem of her dress tightly.

“Yes. I’ve had it confirmed by doctors. I’m sorry, Elise. I should have told you before promising a future with you.”

If Elise had asked, he would have honestly confessed. But Elise didn’t ask.

It wasn’t a lie. He just didn’t say it.

To keep Elise by his side.

“If you can’t accept me as I am now.”

Karan took a deep breath to say something he didn’t want to.

“You can leave.”

Elise covered her mouth with her hand. Her shoulders heaved up and down heavily.

Karan became anxious.

“But Elise, I want you to stay here. I can’t have a child… but I can give you greater joy than what a child can bring. I can give you anything, except a child.”

With that thought, he brought her here. If she wanted, he could kill Tyllo right away, seize the throne, and even take Bedrokka’s throne.

Blood would flow on that path, but Karan didn’t consider that.

Only Elise. If it’s what she wants.

Would Karan’s words, poured out with a bleeding heart, reach Elise? Elise’s expression softened.

“Your Highness, I’ve never wanted a child.”

Elise lied. Elise, who had never had a stable family, dreamed of having a warm family with a sturdy husband and children who resembled both of them.

But she couldn’t voice a hope that would rub salt into Karan’s wound.

Karan visibly relaxed. It looked pitiful in Elise’s eyes.

“But Your Highness, your…your situation… it’s better to keep it hidden.”

Elise finished speaking with difficulty.

“You mean the fact that I’m sterile?”

Elise’s eyes widened. Moisture swirled in her pupils.

Karan’s lips twitched as he observed her.

‘Elise pities me.’

Elise can’t turn away from the weak.

Karan covered his mouth with his hand to hide his lips that wanted to console.

She will never leave him.

He was going to tear Melanie apart and kill her, but thanks to that, the situation improved.

‘I don’t have to kill her.’

Karan adjusted the punishment he would give to Melanie.

Karan, who had a pitiful gaze, went to Elise’s side and rested his head on her shoulder.

“But if I don’t reveal that fact, how can I prove that the child Melanie is carrying is not mine?”

Karan rubbed his head against Elise’s neck like a child.